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Farm Bill Study Team Has Kept Busy
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
Every five years, the agriculture committees of the House and Senate are charged with negotiating and writing a new farm bill. About a year in advance agriculture groups across the country begin putting together their ideas and make their “best...
 
New Year, New Tastes
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
Well, we are on the other side of the holidays … I hope you had a wonderful season with family and friends. Yes, it is now time to look at how to get our diets back to normal, or maybe even take off a few pounds from the merriment.When I think about...
 
Soybean Association Sponsoring “Master Marketing” Short Course
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) is partnering with DTN/The Progressive Farmer to offer Iowa soybean farmers a short course designed for intermediate-level grain and soybean marketers who want to expand their marketing skills beyond simple forward...
 
Growing Iowa Agriculture:
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
What will it take to increase the size and scope of Iowa agriculture over the next two decades? A new project, Iowa AgriScope 2030, explores this question to formulate a comprehensive plan that incorporates all the key players in agriculture:...
 
Land Costs:
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
As farmland prices set new records, Ray Gaesser, an American Soybean Association director from Corning, is worried.“I was adding up some budgets and looking at the cost of production for next year,” he says. “Recent rent auctions are alarming,...
 
Biodiesel Celebrates Record Year, Braces for Uncertain Future
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
The biodiesel industry has shown its resilience through some turbulent, uncertain times, and at the end of last year, it was soaring. Ever since the federal tax credit was reinstated under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel...
 
Planting Seeds Around the World:
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
Though it may be stating the obvious that export markets are incredibly important to soybean growers, and China is by far the largest market with 895 billion bushels of whole soybeans exported in 2011, what may not be as apparent is where the other...
 
Speedy Soybean Breeding
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
There is much talk about meeting growing global demand for protein – with soybeans playing a major role in feeding the world – but decisions by the soybean farmers of Iowa that began with a big idea from a young soybean breeder have made a marked...
 
Tools of the Trade
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
Farmers are mobile and so are their offices, most of the time.  Smart phones, laptops, iPads and other technology make it possible for farmers to do business on the go.  But the importance of the home office is still as relevant today as...
 
Is Last Year’s Data Helpful for Next Year?
January 1, 2012 1:00 am | 0 comments
When making management decisions for another year, it is always good to look at the results of research from previous years. When trying to interpret the results of a single year, you should account for the impact of the weather from that year and...